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WCHA 2020-21: We Can Do Better than Two Bids and Eight Teams Exiting

It will be 18 league games - one series only against each other team. That means unbalanced schedules for almost all schools, unless they can play home-and-home for one series. Tech & NMU will do that, possibly Lake State and Ferris who have done it before, but that's likely it. That means you could have a scenario where 3 schools have 10 home games, 4 have 9, and the other 3 have just 8. That's one of the reasons I thought a second series with your travel partner would be appropriate.

As mentioned before, there will likely be non-conference games between WCHA schools as well.

The league will keep the weekend of March 5-6 open in case there are any games which need to be made up due to postponement. The playoffs will be only two weekends long, not sure what format that's going to take.
 
So according to the new CCHA.com website, the McNaughton Cup will be heading to the new league. That was something I had not previously heard.
 
potternmu said:
So according to the new CCHA.com website, the MacNaughton Cup will be heading to the new league. That was something I had not previously heard.
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No surprise since the McNaughton goes wherever Tech goes. It was donated by James MacMaughtin of Calumet in 1913 and beginning in 1951, it was awarded to the MCHL and has followed Tech around ever since with MTU being trustee of the Cup.
 
potternmu said:
So according to the new CCHA.com website, the McNaughton Cup will be heading to the new league. That was something I had not previously heard.
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Whatever happened to the Mason Cup? I think it'd be cool if the new CCHA had multiple cups. MacNaughton for the regular season. Mason for the playoffs.
 
lakersparty said:
Whatever happened to the Mason Cup? I think it'd be cool if the new CCHA had multiple cups. MacNaughton for the regular season. Mason for the playoffs.
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i personally think they should start fresh, new trophy. never thought of the mason cup to be a good looking thing anyway. while ron mason did coach at LSSU and BGSU, i don't see him with strong ties to the new CCHA - he was a michigan state guy. but what do i know...

the wcha naming the playoff trophy is jeff sauer is about just as bad.

GO TECH GOLD!
 
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DrunkTrainPolka said:
i personally think they should start fresh, new throphy. never thought of the mason cup to be a good looking thing anyway. while ron mason did coach at LSSU and BGSU, i don't see him with strong ties to the new CCHA. but what do i know...

GO TECH GOLD!
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You are probably right about starting fresh. The MacNaughton Trophy has no special place in my heart as a Lake State fan. It's a trophy we never played for until recently when LSSU wasn't even good enough to really be in the conversation to win it. Actually you could say the same about the Mason Cup, too. It's not like that thing was historic or memorable, and Lake State never won it either.
 
lakersparty said:
You are probably right about starting fresh. The MacNaughton Trophy has no special place in my heart as a Lake State fan. It's a trophy we never played for until recently when LSSU wasn't even good enough to really be in the conversation to win it. Actually you could say the same about the Mason Cup, too. It's not like that thing was historic or memorable, and Lake State never won it either.
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in my opinion the macnaughton is amazing - it is the second oldest, still in use, hockey trophy around - only the stanley cup is older. and maybe too because it was born in calumet (15 miles north of hougton) where i live. truth be told is there no other trophy more beautiful...

i suggest the lakers win it once... and it will suddenly be extremely special to you and any other LSSU fan. and as a side note;

"The university's [LSSU] origins can be traced to the Michigan College of Mining & Technology, which is now known as Michigan Technological University. The mining and technology college opened the Sault Ste. Marie Residence Center of the Michigan College of Mining & Technology, which was commonly shortened to Soo Tech. The original class consisted of 272 students. The institution was later renamed Lake Superior State College of Michigan Technological University in 1966. The college received autonomy from Michigan Tech in 1970 and was known as Lake Superior State College until 1987, when the institution was granted university status."

so in a way LSSU is even a pseudo-trustee... ;)
 
DrunkTrainPolka said:
in my opinion the macnaughton is amazing - it is the second oldest, still in use, hockey trophy around - only the stanley cup is older. and maybe too because it was born in calumet (15 miles north of hougton) where i live. truth be told is there no other trophy more beautiful...

i suggest the lakers win it once... and it will suddenly be extremely special to you and any other LSSU fan. and as a side note;

"The university's [LSSU] origins can be traced to the Michigan College of Mining & Technology, which is now known as Michigan Technological University. The mining and technology college opened the Sault Ste. Marie Residence Center of the Michigan College of Mining & Technology, which was commonly shortened to Soo Tech. The original class consisted of 272 students. The institution was later renamed Lake Superior State College of Michigan Technological University in 1966. The college received autonomy from Michigan Tech in 1970 and was known as Lake Superior State College until 1987, when the institution was granted university status."

so in a way LSSU is even a pseudo-trustee... ;)
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Very interesting history, thanks!
 
lakersparty said:
Whatever happened to the Mason Cup? I think it'd be cool if the new CCHA had multiple cups. MacNaughton for the regular season. Mason for the playoffs.
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If we bring back the Mason Cup, we should have a ceremonial dropping of the cup at the Fox Theater in Detroit every year. :)
 
Whatever happened to the Mason Cup? I think it'd be cool if the new CCHA had multiple cups. MacNaughton for the regular season. Mason for the playoffs.
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There were two Mason Cups, one that was given to the winning team and one that was on display at the JLA all season.
Bowling Green has possession of the one that was given out to the teams as well as numerous other banners/trophies from the original CCHA, such as the Bill Beagan Trophy.
The other Mason Cup was loaned to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

Speaking of the MacNaughton Cup. Currently BGSU is the only school to have their name on it as the "CCHA" Champion as they won the CCHA regular season titles all 3 years 1982, 1983 and 1984 that Tech was a member of the original CCHA...that could change when it goes to the CCHA regular Season Champion sometime in March 2022.

"New" CCHA members that have won the MacNaughton Cup:
Michigan Tech
Bowling Green
Bemidji State
Ferris State
Northern Michigan
Minnesota State

Only LSSU and obviously St. Thomas have never possessed it.
 
lakersparty said:
The MacNaughton [Cup] has no special place in my heart as a Lake State fan. It's a trophy we never played for until recently when LSSU wasn't even good enough to really be in the conversation to win it.
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Not exactly true. LSSU was playing for the MacNaughton Cup in 1982-84 when Tech was a member of the CCHA along with LSSU. Unfortunately for LSSU their glory years came about a decade later after Tech had returned to the WCHA and taken the cup with them. In my opinion, if you ever saw the MacNaughton Cup in person, I think you would change your thoughts on if it was a worthy prize for a champion.

Sorry this is a photo of a photo...
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JohnsonsJerseys said:
Not exactly true. LSSU was playing for the MacNaughton Cup in 1982-84 when Tech was a member of the CCHA along with LSSU. Unfortunately for LSSU their glory years came about a decade later after Tech had returned to the WCHA and taken the cup with them. In my opinion, if you ever saw the MacNaughton Cup in person, I think you would change your thoughts on if it was a worthy prize for a champion.

Sorry this is a photo of a photo...
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Interesting. I didn't realize that. Tech really has carried around that trophy every place they have been. Thanks for the photo. It does look nice. Maybe the Lakers should just go ahead and win it some day soon, so I can appreciate it more. It would be nice to be on top of the CCHA again.
 
I prefer this image of it.... current NHL Executives Brian MacLellan and George McPhee in 1982.

I remember when we first saw that thing, we were all like "now that's a trophy"

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On the topic of trophies - got some news leaked about the competition for the last Jeff Sauer Trophy. Looks like the WCHA will indeed scrap a weekend of playoff hockey for this season - they will leave the weekend of March 6-7 open for potential makeups of postponed games. The format looks like it will only have 4 playoff teams...1v4 and 2v3 in a best of 3 semifinal on the weekend of March 13-14, and then a championship single game on March 21 hosted by the higher seed to advance.
 
Apparently they still can't get everything nailed down yet. Schedule release looks like it won't happen until next week now, so that could be less than 3 weeks before the first game on the list for some teams.
 
Full schedules set to drop tomorrow. Some already confirmed dates come from NMU - they will play Tech 4 times in non-conference (Nov 27-28 and Dec 18-19) and twice in WCHA play (Feb 27-28), and will host Ferris on Jan 29-30.
 
Since I haven't been contacted about purchasing tickets, would I be correct to think that the schedule will be played in empty arenas?
 
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